Is JT Miller a possible offer sheet candidate?

Larry Brooks wonders if JT Miller is a candidate to get an offer sheet from a team and likely put the Rangers into even more of a salary cap situation. (NY Post)

Brooks says that an offer-sheet to Miller that would pay him between $2.75 million and $3.25 million for five years would put the Rangers into a situation where they would have to move on from players like Carl Hagelin or potentially Keith Yandle or accept a second round pick as compensation. (NY Post)

Brooks says that even an offer sheet that would pay Miller $2 million per year would "create havoc" for the Rangers.? (NY Post)

The progression of JT Miller and what Alain Vigneault has been saying about him

JT Miller says that he has learned a lot this season by sitting next to Marty St. Louis in the Rangers locker room and that he tries to talk to Marty every chance that he can.? (NY Times)

On Miller, Alain Vigneault said before game one against the Penguins, ?just a young player going through the process and understanding what it means to be a pro and improving his knowledge of the game. His understanding of what his commitment needs to be, no one ever doubted the skill level and the upside that was there, just a matter of being patient and him putting in the time and that is what he has done.?

Miller said that at one point he realized he had to bear down because you only get so many chances. He said that being an NHLer was harder than he thought it would be and that you can't have mediocre nights, "you have to bring it every night." (Daily News)

JT Miller was promoted last night (Updates)

"I think when he skates he's a different player, when he moves his feet he creates a lot of offense. He's got a great shot. He's a physical guy. He's kind of got a lot of tools of a top power forward, so he can definitely open up some room on the ice as well."

"Yeah, I think any time you have someone on your line if you can achieve that, it helps. I've never played on a team with so much depth where almost any combination you feel comfortable with, and nine with play on the first line or the last line. It doesn't really matter. But J.T. seems to kind of back off their defensemen a little bit."

Alain Vigneault said today on Miller (ASAP Sports), "Yeah, he's coming along. Part of the overall knowledge of the game and figuring the game out and when it's time to go and not to go. J.T. is one of our younger players like Jesper and Kevin and Step and Kreider, with the knowledge they're getting better, and that's what we need."

5/21/15 | 5:25PM: JT Miller started last night's game against Tampa on the fourth line with James Sheppard and Tanner Glass but was moved up in the third period to skate on the top line with Derick Brassard and Rick Nash.

What Dustin Byfuglien did to JT Miller (Updates)

3/31/ 15 |11:22PM: Valiquette added that he thinks it should be an in-person hearing of at least five games and said "what is the intent of the player here? It is to injure, out-right decapitate, put him out of the lineup permanently. This is not someone that anyone endorses."

Valiquette added that it reminded him of Chris Simon and Ryan Hollweg and that you could see that night that Simon had the intent to injure.

11:17PM: Alain Vigneault said on MSG,?"violent, deliberate, could have broken his neck. I don't know what will happen but it's one of the most vicious cross checks I have seen this year."

The little line change that was made between Chris Kreider and JT Miller last night

6:11PM: Kreider will start with Stepan and St. Louis and Miller will start with Hayes and Hagelin. (Gross)

4:49PM: Last night against the Islanders, Chris Kreider played 13:51 and JT Miller played 12:48.

Miller played 4:03 in the first, 3:45 in the second and 5 minutes in the third.

Kreider played 5:44 in the first, 4:34 in the second and 3:33 in the third.

Kreider started the third period with Marty St. Louis and Derek Stepan before being put on the fourth line with Dominic Moore and Tanner Glass. He played one more shift with St. Louis and Stepan, around the mid-point of the period, but spent most of it on the fourth line.

JT Miller could be the key to a better third line for the Rangers

On Tuesday night against the Senators, JT Miller saw time with Dominic Moore and Carl Hagelin on the third line.

That trio is one that Larry Brooks says "has the look" of one that can give the Rangers top-six "credible" support as the season moves along. (NY Post)

Miller said that he wasn't surprised that he was a healthy scratch last Friday in Columbus and said that he is trying to learn from his mistakes. He adds that he needs to play a simple game and work better in the defensive zone. (NY Post)

Stats: JT Miller's return to the Rangers lineup last night

12/31/14 | 5:46PM: Dave Maloney said on MSG, "I thought he was pretty good. He comes into this season doing exactly what coaches and management want. He comes up and has five goals. I think you give him a lot of credit. His game is a bit physical and his last two goals are goal scorer goals. I think he deserves to be in.?

12/30/14 | 11:27AM: JT Miller played 9:09 last night for the Rangers, scored a PP goal, was a minus one, had 2 shots on goal, 1 hit and was 1 and 1 on faceoffs.

Read: Lee Stempniak doesn't have an automatic spot in the lineup

Alain Vigneault was asked today if Lee Stempniak is automatically in the lineup if he is healthy. (NYR)

Vigneault said that the "simple answer" is that he isn't but he is a player who brings experience to the Rangers lineup.? Vigneault added that Stempniak may have been inserted last night because he didn't want him sitting out too long.

He said that a few players are battling for spots in the bottom six and the lineup decisions are based upon who is playing well as well as who the opponent is.

Recap: Derek Stepan on JT Miller and going on the road

12/10/14 | 3:29PM: Derek Stepan met with the media following practice today and discussed the Rangers upcoming road trip as well as JT Miller (NYR) :

Right now moving forward, our biggest concern each time we step on the ice is two points. We are going out west, western trips are sometimes good for the team to bond for a bit. But there is also a lot of travel, you get both, you get bonding but also travel. Our focus is on playing for two points each night and make sure we put good things on the ice."

On playing with JT Miller, "Millsy makes a lot of plays when he is moving his feet and he has this ability to drive the D down and then pull up and find something behind him. He was physical and went to the front of the net. It's something that when you have guys get injured? they need to step up in a big way and JT certainly did."

On JT Miller's confidence, "I have been here through Millsy's first couple of years and you can see his confidence on the ice, each time he is here he has gotten more confidence. He is learning the game and learning down in Hartford and he is really applying it. He has been able to get the mental aspect down and pick up some things along the way."

On JT Miller being more accountable, "that is one of the biggest things that you expect from everybody, you have to be accountable. That is part of the stuff he has learned, he has played really well every game this year."

On being a good road team, "there is only one way to play and it's the right way. It doesn't matter if you are on the road or your own building, we seem to, for whatever reason, use the energy of the crowd that is against us and play well. It doesn't change much, home vs away."

JT Miller's Report Card, presented by Long Island University

In the two games since being recalled, JT Miller has 1 goal, 1 assist, an even rating, 7 shots on goal with an average of 10:48 per game.

Miller had a goal an an assist against Philly with a plus two rating, 5 shots on goal and 12:37 of ice time. He was on the ice for 12 Ranger shots attempts for and 10 against at 5 on 5. (Natural Stat Trick)

Against Tampa Bay, Miller was a minus two and had two shots on goal in 8:59.? He was on the ice for 11 shot attempts for and 9 against at 5 on 5. (Natural Stat Trick)

Read: The Rangers need to move JT Miller to wing permanently

If JT Miller is to have a career with the Rangers it will be as a winger and not a center since the Rangers have four NHL centers and Chris Mueller and Oscar Lindberg in Hartford. (Larry Brooks, NY Post)

Read: JT Miller is in Hartford to play center

9:56PM: Vigneault said today, "we sent him down to Hartford to play in the middle and I talked to Schoeny and Ken yesterday and he needs to get more seasoning there. I see a possible future where he might be a center. He is comfortable on the wing, I want to see him in the minors and see how he does. On our team right now that is the place where there is availability, if a guy can go down there and learn. JT has tremendous upside and his overall attitude and the way he behaved this year was so professional. I talked to him yesterday about what we are doing and he is going to go down there and work real hard and when we need him again he will be there for us."

2:24PM: Alain Vigneault said on Saturday that the Rangers sent JT Miller to Hartford to play center. (NYR)

Vigneault said that he wants Miller to get more "seasoning" down in Hartford because his future with the Rangers is likely to be at center. (NYR)

Read: The potential future of JT Miller

The demotion of JT Miller is a "rush to judgment" on the part of the Rangers after a "very good" camp and then up and down start to the season. (NY Post)

Miller could be a trade chip for the Rangers but not for a "band-aid" type player like a 5th or 6th defenseman. Miller should be used, if the situation comes about, to try and acquire a player like Joe Thornton or Eric Staal. Larry Brooks says that if the Rangers find themselves in a position where a center like Thornton or Staal could put them over the top, Miller could be part of that kind of a deal. (NY Post)

There could also come a time where Alain Vigneault may "invest trust and patience" in Miller but right now Vigneault "needs convincing regarding Miller's viability as a Ranger." (NY Post)